Archive for the ‘Terroir’ Category
I take from Dan Berger’s latest article at Appellation America ("Why Terroir is Essential to Wine Evaluation") that it is becoming easier and easier to be a highly competant judge of wine or wine reviewer. As Dan points out: "regionality is not automatically a part of most American wine judges’ psyche. Weight, richness, and “hedonistic” appreciation of a wine’s flavors seem far more the dominant aspects of most evaluations we see or read about." Dan’s point is a fairly simple…
My Top Five Aesthetic Discoveries of 2006 5. HiromiThis young Japanese jazz artist is…well…remarkable. Her compositions are original and unique in the same way the sound of The Who or Led Zeppelin’s compositions were unique. If you are a Jazz fan this woman’s work should become indispensable. 4. George SaintsburyHe’s not exactly "new". However, in the course of doing work for Saintsbury winery this year I had a chance to read through his work, mainly his "Notes on a Cellar…
It’s real! Jost Vineyards, a Nova Scotia-based winery near the Northumberland Strait, has taken to the air to promote their website. My understanding is that this has not been photoshopped…Making it one coo. Satellite Picture again found at Appellation America. Oh and yes, there is in fact a Nova Scotia wine industry.
Paul Gregutt, the wine writer for the Seattle Times for five years now and the Washington State regional correspondent for Appellation America, stood back today and looked back at the past year through the lens of wine. What he came up with was some very interesting, insightful and notable conclusions. Among the notable ideas he mentions is what he infers to be his job as the Times Wine Writer: "praise wines, challenge winemakers and cajole readers into trying something new."…
Here’s another gorgeous Satellite Pic, this time of the Craggy Range Winery’s "Giant’s Winery" located in Hawke’s Bay’s Tukituki Valley. This photo was sent in by a fellow who knows a bit or two about wine…and clearly about beautiful settings. Craggy Range’s Giant’s Winery From Above From Way Above From the Entrance
